Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Water Heaters, the Green Jobs Myth, and the CARE Act

Water Heaters, the Green Jobs Myth, and the CARE Act Competitive Enterprise Institute
"The EPA recommends setting your water heater temperature to 120 degrees, but OSHA recommends 140 degrees.

Warren Brookes Fellow Ryan Young explains that the EPA is trying to encourage people to use less energy by setting a lower temperature; however, 120 degrees is not hot enough to kill Legionella pneumophila bacteria."

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